Village · Dandai, Garhwa
# Sikariya

Sikariya is a village in Dandai sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822114. The 2011 Census counted 164 people in 33 households, the 27th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 164 people (2011)
- 33 households
- 17.3% literacy
- 822114 PIN code

## Sikariya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sikariya is 822114. Sikariya falls in Dandai sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822114
- Gram panchayat Tasarar
- Community development block Dandai
- Census village code 347590

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sikariya from nearby towns?
- Dandai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sikariya?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sikariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chakari
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sikariya known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include basket. About 12% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sikariya

Of every 100 households in Sikariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikariya · ■ Dandai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 0% 1%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 99%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 6% 32%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 3% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 52% 33%
- Own their home 100% 100%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sikariya?

■ Sikariya · ■ Dandai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 17.3% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1846 943
- Working population 61.0% 55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.7% for men and 7.0% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 91 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dandai
- Nawadih 407 people
- Pokharia 282 people
- Lora 278 people
- Chakri 235 people
- Sosi 67 people

All 28 villages in Dandai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sikariya? 822114
- How far is Sikariya from Garhwa? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Sikariya? 164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikariya in? Garhwa district (Dandai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikariya? 17.3% (Census 2011)

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